2006 Chrysler Sebring complaints

THERE HAS BEEN A FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN IT WITH SEVERAL THINGS ADVISED AND EVEN TOOK IT TO A PLACE THAT CLEANS VEHICLES IN OUR AREA, BUT NO MATTER WHAT, THE FILM IS STILL THERE. I HAVE BOUGHT AT LEAST 3 NEW, DIFFERENT TYPES OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THERE IS A SPOT HERE AND THERE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE YOU WILL HAVE CLEAR VISION BUT IT IS NOT WHERE IT IS NEEDED. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING THE BLADES ALSO BECAUSE OF BUILD UP AND THE SQUEAK IS AWFUL. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT AND LEMON THAT I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN BLOW INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED WITH THE AIRBAG MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY 2006 SEBRING IS HAVING HORN PROBLEMS AGAIN. IN AUGUST OF 2007, I HAD IT IN THE DEALER TO DO A WARRANTY FIX ON THE "AIR BAG MODULE", WHICH WAS CAUSING MY HORN TO SOUND AT ODD TIMES AND PROLONGED DURATIONS. NOW, IN APRIL OF 2009 THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THIS TIME THERE IS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THE PRICE TO FIX IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS PROBLEM TO BE VERY COMMON WITH CHRYSLER VEHICLES. I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. A WORKING HORN IS A SAFETY REQUIREMENT IN MANY STATES. MY STATE INSPECTION IS DUE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT FIXED IN ORDER TO LEGALLY DRIVE IN TEXAS. *TR

ROUGH IDLE AT START-UP, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. REPLACED IGNITION WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS AND CONTINUED TO DO IT. PERFORMED DE-CARBONIZATION, AND ITS BEEN GOOD SO FAR FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

VIBRATION FELT IN STEERING WHEEL WHILE IN GEAR AT IDLE. YOU CAN ALSO SEE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS. *TR

45,000 MILES ON MY 2006 SEBRING AND THE HORN STARTS BLOWING FOR NO REASON ON JANUARY 1, 2009. THE HORN HAS BLOWN SITTING IN GARAGE, PARKING LOT, DRIVEWAY & WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I WOULD SAY IT WAS DOING IT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY, SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY. IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF, MUST KEEP HITTING & POUNDING ON STEERING PAD TO GET IT TO STOP. FINALLY HAD TO DISCONNECT THE HORN. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH A DEAD BATTERY OR WORSE, GET IN AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO GET THAT HORN TO SHUT OFF. SO NOW I'M DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN, ALSO NOT SAFE. I CAN STILL HEAR A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING PAD WHILE DRIVING, JUST LIKE I HEARD WHEN FIGHTING TO GET THE HORN TO STOP. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IT THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BUT OF COURSE THEY WON'T TELL ME THAT WITHOUT RUNNING A $120 DIAGNOSTIC, I TOLD THEM I WILL NOT PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS BECAUSE ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS CONTACT CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IT. CHECK THE INTERNET, MINE IS NOT THE ONLY SEBRING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT THE AIRBAG IS INTERTWINED WITH THE HORN PROBLEM AND SO FIXING THIS PROBLEM RUNS IN THE AREA OF $1,000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ADDED A QUART OF OIL INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH STOPPED THE LEAKING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AGAIN, THE LEAKING RETURNED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL HAD BEEN PUSHED OUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE OWNER BELIEVES THAT DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE, THE FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,150.

I BOUGHT MY SEBRING SEDAN IN MAY OF 2006 WITH 5 MILES ON IT. FOR STARTERS, I IMMEDIATELY HAD ISSUES WITH THE RADIO CUTTING OUT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP, AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT, BUT DIDN'T. MY SECOND PROBLEM WAS MY HORN. IT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED SOUNDING MUFFLED, IF IT SOUNDED AT ALL. I CALLED ABOUT THAT PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. WHICH I WOULD HAVE, BUT OVER THAT WEEKEND OUT OF NOWHERE, MY CAR STALLED OUT ON ME WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING LIGHTS OR GAUGES. I CALLED A LOCAL TOWING COMPANY TO PICK IT UP, AND THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD SEE RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT I HAD A LARGE HOLE IN MY OIL PAN, AND ALL OF THE OIL HAD PROBABLY LEAKED OUT. SO I TOLD THEM JUST TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE IT AND WE WOULD GO FROM THERE, THINKING THAT WOULD BE THE END OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS WRONG. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE OIL PAN, THEY SOON REALIZED THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. SO ASSUMING THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE THE ONES TO INSTALL THE NEW ENGINE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE UNTIL I CONFIRMED THINGS WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I ALSO FIGURED THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS BARELY A YEAR OLD, IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I WAS WRONG AGAIN. SO, LONG STORY A LITTLE SHORTER, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE NEW ENGINE, NOR DID THEY EVEN GIVE ME A GOOD PRICE ON ONE. THEIR CHEAPEST ONE WAS PRETTY MUCH THE PRICE OF ANOTHER MECHANICS MOST EXPENSIVE. SO, BECAUSE I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED SOMEWHERE ELSE, MY WARRANTY FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING E

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING HORN JUST COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL NOT GO OFF AND THEN JUST COMES ON AGAIN NOW AND THEN. WHY? IS THIS A RECALL AND IF SO HOW CAN I GET IT FIXED FREE? CAR HAS 47,000KM AN DI AM IN CANADA. *TR

HORN DOES NOT SOUND UNLESS IT IS PRESSED WITH EXTREME FORCE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MESSED UP SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR- DEALERSHIP NEVER FINDS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. REMOTE FOR HORN QUIT WORKING ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO- CAR IS A 2006. *TR

THE HORN IN MY 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING GOES OFF CONSTANTLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IIS A DEFECTIVE HORN ASSEMBLY AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COVER AND AIRBAG AT A COST OF $630 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE 44,000 ON THE CAR. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP ME. *TR

THIS IS A 2006 SEBRING TOURING, BOUGHT WITH AROUND 33,00 MILES. THE FIRST NIGHT I TRIED THIS CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THEM SAYING THEY WOULD FIX IT. IT DIDN'T COME BACK ON FOR MONTHS...AFTER THE WARRANTY WAS UP. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ALMOST A YEAR AND IT HAD A 30 DAY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT BACK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR THE WARRANTY WITH THEM SAYING THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE BRAKES MAKE RUBBING NOISES, EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD THEY PUT ON NEW BRAKE SHOES AND IT WOBBLES, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THEY CALIBRATED THE ROTORS AND FIXED THEM. IT JUMPS WHEN YOU STOP AND ON TAKE OFF IT JUST TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP IN ANOTHER TOWN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY WRONG OTHER THAN IT NEEDED AN UPDATE AND THAT THIS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF 99% OF MY PROBLEMS IF NOT ALL. AFTER PAYING OUT 178.45, IT DO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP AND THAT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS IT WAS PUMPING TOO MUCH FUEL AND THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY DO DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND I WOULD BE LOOKING AT MORE THAN JUST THE FUEL PUMP TO REPLACE BUT THEY DIDN'T THINK THE CAR WOULD JUST QUIT ON ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I WAS LOOKING AT PROBLEMS ON DOWN THE ROAD. SO NOW, I AM LOOKING AT AROUND 450.00 FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND LABOR AND STILL DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IN JULY I HAD ABOUT AN INCH PLUS WATER IN MY PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, AFTER SUCKING THE WATER UP SEVERAL TIMES, THEY FINALLY SAID I NEEDED A NEW TYPE OF DRAIN LINE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER,

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY FLAT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE NEEDED NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON THE REAR BRAKES, BUT THE SQUEAKING NOISE RETURNED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE NOISE BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. THE TIRE FAILURE RECURRED; THEREFORE, NEW TIRES WERE INSTALLED. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND THE ENTIRE TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE HORN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A SENSOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAG; THEREFORE, THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HORN SUDDENLY SOUNDED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT MAKE IT STOP. SHE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED SQUEALING, SQUEAKING, AND CLUNKING NOISES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR ROTORS AND PADS, BUT THE BRAKE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE MAY ALSO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS REACHED THE 3 MONTH OR 3,000 MILE LIMITED WARRANTY END DATE, THE DEALER WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE REPAIR SERVICES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE CRACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,757.

I PURCHASED A CHRYSLER SEBRING NEW AROUND MARCH OF 2007. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK 3 TIMES NOW FOR WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED A MOTOR FAN THEY HAVE REPLACED IT 2 TIMES AND ARE NOW SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME IRRITATING NOISE IT MADE THE FIRST 2 TIMES THEY REPLACED THIS FAN. IT IS ALMOST A HUMMING SOUND WITH VIBRATION I SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE I AM DRIVING A DIESEL AND ITS A CAR. *TR

SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT CARS "HORN/PANIC-ALARM" FAILURE. *TR

2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH STEERING**CC *JB

I JUST BOUGHT A 2006 SEBRING CONVERTIBLE TOURING EDITION, I HAD DRIVEN TO WORK 23 FREEWAY MILES. I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF WIND NOISE WITH THE TOP UP. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LATCHED PROPERLY. ON THE WAY HOME I HAD THE SAME WIND NOISE(IT WAS A WINDY DAY) AFTER 20 MILES ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE TOP GAVE WAY & BLEW BACK. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE LATCH SCRAPED. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I THINK THEIR IS A SEAL DEFECT. THE DEALER CLAIMS I WAS AT FAULT,AND IT WAS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY. THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED 4/27/06. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL CUTS AND BRUISING, A FRACTURED FOOT, AND TEETH CAME OUT. THIS WAS A RENTAL VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.*AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB